Which Surah and Juz is Quran 39:56 from?

This ayah is from Surah Az-Zumar (The Groups), the 39th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 24.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 39:56?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 39:56?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 39:56 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Regret, Arrogance, Repentance, Accountability.

Ayah 55

وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟ أَحْسَنَ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن...

39:56Az-Zumar

Q: What does Quran 39:56 mean?

Quran 39:56 (Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 56) translates to: "Lest a soul should say, "Oh [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allah and that I was among the mockers.""

Ayah 57

أَوْ تَقُولَ لَوْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هَدَىٰنِى لَكُنتُ ...

أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌۭ يَٰحَسْرَتَىٰ عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِى جَنۢبِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ ٱلسَّٰخِرِينَ

An taqoola nafsuny yaahasrataa 'alaa maa farrattu fee jambil laahi wa in kuntu laminas saakhireen

Lest a soul should say, "Oh [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allah and that I was among the mockers."

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39:56Ayah 175

14 ayahs in Az-Zumar are strongly about the Day of Judgment.

← Previous on Day of Judgment39:48And there will appear to them the evils they had earned, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule.Next on Day of Judgment →39:58Or [lest] it say when it sees the punishment, "If only I had another turn so I could be among the doers of good."

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so apply yourselves to this before any soul should say ‘Alas for me yā hasratā is actually yā hasratī meaning ‘O regret of mine’ for what I have neglected of my duty to God in other words of obedience to Him. Indeed wa-in in is softened in place of the hardened form in other words understand it as wa-innī I was among those who ridiculed’ His religion and His Book;

"There is no one who dies but he shall regret." They said: "What shall he regret over O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "If he was a good doer, he regrets that he did not do more, and if he was an evil doer, he regrets that he did not stop."

Sahih Muslim #1733'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

What a wretched person is he amongst them who says: I have forgotten such and such a verse. (He should instead of using this expression say): I have been made to forget it. Try to remember the Qur'an for it is more apt to escape from men's minds than a hobbled camel.

Sahih Muslim #5730Abu Umama b. Sahl b. Hunaif, on the authority of his father, reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

None of you should say:" My soul has become evil," but he should say:" My soul has become remorseless."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3025Narrated 'Abdullah:Da'if

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "How horrible it is for one of them - or - one of you to say: "I have forgotten such and such Ayah,' rather he was made to forget. So be mindful of the Qur'an, for - by the One in Whose Hand is my soul - it escapes from men's hearts faster than a camel from its fetter."

Sahih Muslim #5728'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said:Sahih

None of you should say: "My soul has become evil," but he should say: "My soul has become remorseless." This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Bakr with a slight variation of wording.